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Call for Submissions: Juan E. M‚ndez Book Award for Human Rights in Latin America in Latin America
November 18, 2023 @ 12:00 am
Juan E. M‚ndez Book Award for Human Rights in Latin America The Juan E. M‚ndez Book Award for Human Rights in Latin America honors the leadership and legacy of Juan E. M‚ndez, a human rights champion who has devoted his life to the defense of human rights. M‚ndez is the former UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and current Professor of Human Rights Law at American University.
The M‚ndez award will be announced in early 2024 with the winner invited to deliver a reading at Duke University in the Spring. There is a $1,000 award. Duke?s Human Rights Archives and Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies co-sponsor this award.
The deadline for entries is November 18, 2023. There is no entry form. Publishers, authors or readers may send nominations and inquiries to Corin Zaragoza at cmz12@duke.edu. Please use the subject line M‚ndez Book Award.